the future of archives is participatory: a new mission for archives
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Talk prepared for the Open Archives 2.1 Conference in April 2014. I've posted a version of the talk that accompanied these slides on the ArchivesNext blog: http://www.archivesnext.com/?p=3700.TRANSCRIPT
The Future of Archives is Participatory: Archives as
Platform
Offene Archive 2.1Kate TheimerApril 3, 2014
Business models
The “old” business model
What has changed?
“Old” business model
New business model
Archives as platform
Here “platform” means:
Technology and content assets organized in an architecture to achieve some goal.
What should “the goal”be?
To collect, preserve and provide access to materials of lasting value
Traditional mission
The mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities
Goal for “library as platform”
To add value to people’s lives by increasing their understanding and appreciation of the past.
New mission for archives
Why?
Why?
Libraries are about more than just books
More than books
Changing the image of archives
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/420366.article
Participatory archives
An organization, site or collection in which people other than the archives professionals contribute knowledge or resources resulting in increased understanding about archival materials, usually in an online environment.
A definition
Engagement
#rocketcat
Transcription
Identifying images
Other kinds of personal
contributions
The Next Generation
Further a cause beyond the self
Higher level of human need
the need for self-transcendence, or furthering a cause beyond the self
To add value to people’s lives by increasing their
understanding and appreciation of the
past.
Thank you
Kate Theimer@archivesnext on Twitter
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